Are you ready to build collective power, own what you create, and reshape the economy in service of Black Communities?

Register for the Black CoopNomics Academy, a dynamic 10 week program designed to provide participants with the tools, history, and strategies to launch sustainable Black-led cooperative enterprises.

Through engaging weekly sessions, expert facilitators, and hands-on learning, you'll explore:

• The history and principles of Black cooperative economics
• How to start a worker, housing, or food co-op
• Strategies for building collective wealth and self determination
• Real examples from Black-led cooperatives across the country

Starts: Saturday, September 13, 2025

Time: 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM (Weekly on Saturdays)

Location: 4115 Frederick Ave, Baltimore, MD 21229

Here are the presenters and sessions:

Ron Hantz

Founder and Executive Director of Network for Developing Conscious Communities

Recovering the Legacy: Black Cooperative Movements in U.S. History

September 13, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm

Chloe Thompson

Communitiy Engagement Officer of Takoma Park Silver Spring Coop

Telling Your Story: Branding and Marketing for Black Cooperatives

October 4, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm

Woullard Lett

Co-chair of National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America (New England Chapter)

Building Strong Cooperative Leadership and Governance

October 11, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm 

Hans Petit-Homme

V.P. Senior Business Consultant of Chase Business Banking

Blueprints for Collective Success: Writing a Cooperative Business Plan

October 18, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm

Chipo Nyambuya

Founder of WisConnect LWCA

Staying Strong Through the Storm: Crisis Management for Cooperatives

October 25, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm

Tahquetta Hunter

Freelance Graphic and Web Designer

Technology, Innovation, and the Future of Black Cooperatives

November 1, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm

Pacyinz Lyfoung

Attorney at Law

Cooperatives and the Law: Building a Strong Legal Foundation

November 8, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm

Jamila White

Founder and Co-Owner of blakQuity

Sustaining Ourselves: Health, Wellness, and Collective Care in Co-ops

November 14, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm

Interested in joining us? Please sign up here https://ndccnetwork.org/baltimore-and-district-of-columbia-coorporative-academy/ or contact Maki Chapman at makilchapman@gmail.com

Help us build a better tomorrow. Together.